<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">You get bonus points for effort Jim.<div><br></div><div>Kirk<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Nov 11, 2025, at 5:33\u202fPM, Janette Hatcher via Rose_City_Chapter <rose_city_chapter@nfbnet.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">it sounds like something I would do. Well, it's the thought that counts. We're happy to have you anytime you can come.\U0001f604</span><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 11, 2025, at 5:29\u202fPM, Jim Portillo via Rose_City_Chapter <<a href="mailto:rose_city_chapter@nfbnet.org">rose_city_chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Greetings.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">I have been ready for this meeting, since I was unable to attend state convention after some unforeseen things came up that morning and just having returned from the APH conference earlier that week.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">In fact, I was so ready, that I was a week ahead. Yeah, I woke up early enough to head down to the Capitol 1 Café, stopped by the Starbucks across the street, and came back and headed upstairs. To my surprise, there was nobody there. I figured I would have heard Tracy or Kirk or some regulars, but it was empty! Why would that be? Well, I was told by the security guy that the meeting was the following week. I looked at my calendar, and sure enough, I have it down for this weekend. But, at least I was prepared for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, I will be attending the Blind Travel Summit in Austin, TX this weekend and will not be here. But, if I can call in, then I can take part that way. It isn\u2019t the same calling into a meeting as it is to attend in person, but I have been traveling some during these weekends.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">I just thought you\u2019d like to hear my funny story about being a full week early for the chapter meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Jim<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor; border-image: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Rose_City_Chapter <<a href="mailto:rose_city_chapter-bounces@nfbnet.org">rose_city_chapter-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Kirk Wagner via Rose_City_Chapter<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, November 11, 2025 2:43 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Portland, Oregon Chapter List <<a href="mailto:rose_city_chapter@nfbnet.org">rose_city_chapter@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Kirk Wagner <<a href="mailto:kwagner8197@gmail.com">kwagner8197@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Rose_City_Chapter] Rose City Chapter Meeting Agenda - November, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What: Rose City Chapter Meeting</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">When: Saturday, November 15, 2025</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Pacific time</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Capital One Cafe</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">625 South West Broadway</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Portland, Oregon</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Call in number: 605-313-5622 </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Meeting code: 868-1404</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">OR</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">One tap mobile:</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">6053135622,,,8681404#</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Please plan to arrive by 10:15 for the 50/50 drawing </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">Call to order</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">NFB Pledge and Belief Statement </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">Introductions / Ice breaker \u2013 Please share with us your most memorable moment in an NFB meeting. </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">Minutes of the October chapter meeting</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">Treasurer\u2019s report</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">November Presidential Release \u2013 President Riccobono highlights the upcoming eighty-fifth anniversary of the NFB\u2019s founding on November 16 and emphasizes the importance of understanding history to help shape the future of the movement. He encourages members and chapters to listen to the new podcast, Walking Alone and Marching Together, to spark conversation about how our collective action can continue to advance equality, affirm self-expression, and raise expectations for the blind. He concludes with Federation family news and his customary closing remarks. </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">State Convention </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">50/50 drazwing</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">Other items</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">Officer elections</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">Adjourn</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 144.45pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -9.45pt;"><span lang="FR">\u2022</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="FR">Holiday potluck </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Next chapter meeting \u2013 Saturday, December 20, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">NFB Pledge - I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">NFB Belief Statement - The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. 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